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help inform decisions on the request for
this IHA or a subsequent Renewal IHA.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one time, one-year Renewal IHA
following notice to the public providing
an additional 15 days for public
comments when (1) up to another year
of identical or nearly identical, or nearly
identical, activities as described in the
Specified Activities section of this
notice is planned or (2) the activities as
described in the Specified Activities
section of this notice would not be
completed by the time the IHA expires
and a Renewal would allow for
completion of the activities beyond that
described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
Renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the Renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond one year from
expiration of the initial IHA).
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
Renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes
do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take).
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
• Upon review of the request for
Renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: June 16, 2020.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Processed Products Family
of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0018 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Melissa
Yencho, NOAA Fisheries Office of
Science and Technology, (301) 427–
8193 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service
annually collects information from
seafood and industrial fishing
processing plants on the volume and
value of their processed fishery
products and their monthly
employment figures. These data are
required by the Secretary of Commerce
in carrying out provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16

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U.S.C. 1801 et seq. as amended). Each
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
established under the Act must
determine the estimated capacity by
United States (U.S.) seafood processors
for the managed fishery. Data from these
surveys are used in economic analyses
to estimate the capacity and extent to
which U.S. fish processors, on an
annual basis, will process that portion
of the optimum yield harvested by
domestic fishing vessels. Employment
data are used in socioeconomic analyses
for determining potential impacts on
processing employment, due in part to
management measures.
Federally permitted dealers of
Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish,
Atlantic sea scallop, Northeast
multispecies, monkfish, summer
flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic
bluefish, spiny dogfish, Atlantic herring,
Atlantic hagfish, Atlantic deep-sea red
crab, tilefish, skate, surf clam or ocean
quahog in the National Marine Fisheries
Service’s (NOAA Fisheries) Northeast
Region are required under 50 CFR 648.7
to complete and submit all sections of
NOAA Form 88–13.
NOAA Form 88–13c is used to collect
monthly production of fish meal and
oil. These data are needed by the
Department of Commerce to report
market and supply conditions and are
used by the industry to procure
sufficient inputs to produce such
products as animal feeds, paint,
lubricants, and fertilizers (13 U.S.C. 61
et seq.).
NOAA Fisheries and Regional
Council economists use the collected
information to estimate processing
capacity and to forecast and
subsequently measure the economic
impact of fishery management
regulations on fish and shellfish
supplies using the data on volume and
value. The employment data are used to
analyze the seasonality of a specific
fishery. The data are also used for
establishing negotiating positions on
international trade by determining
which seafood industries might be
adversely affected by reducing or
eliminating established tariffs.
Data from the annual survey are
reported in Fisheries of the United
States (NOAA Fisheries), Statistical
Abstract of the United States (Census
Bureau) and Agricultural Statistics (U.S
Department of Agriculture (USDA)). As
a member of the United Nations Food
and Agriculture Organization and the
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development, NOAA Fisheries
supplies aggregate data to these
organizations.
In addition to the aforementioned
publications, the information collected

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through the 88–13 family of forms
supports activities of other federal
agencies. NOAA Fisheries supports the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
with their various trade investigations
by supplying aggregate data on specific
processed seafood items. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
annually requests information on the
processing of seafood. The U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), establishes the annual tariff-rate
quota for tuna fish described in item
1604.14.22 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States based on
the U.S. canned tuna production for the
preceding calendar year (19 U.S.C.
3007). Failure to collect these data
would prevent the Secretary of
Commerce from meeting the statutory
obligations under the Act. It would also
prevent the CBP from establishing the
annual tariff-rate quota on canned tuna.
In the current survey, NOAA
Fisheries provides each processor with
a pre-printed paper survey form that
includes the products produced by that
processor in the previous year. The
processor only needs to fill in the
quantity of product, value of product,
monthly employment, and add any new
products. New firms to the survey are
provided blank forms.
II. Method of Collection
Responses are submitted by mail, via
postage-paid envelopes provided by
NOAA Fisheries. If preferred by the
processor, an electronically fillable pdf
can also be provided and transmitted
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0018.
Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88–
13, 88–13C.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
650.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
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information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Prohibited Species Donation
(PSD) Program
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public

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comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0316 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Megan
Mackey (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS) Alaska Regional Office
is requesting extension of a currently
approved information collection for the
Prohibited Species Donation Program
(PSD Program).
The Prohibited Species Donation
Program (PSD Program) began as a pilot
project in 1994. The PSD Program
applies only to salmon and halibut
delivered by catcher vessels using trawl
gear to shoreside processors and
stationary floating processors.
The salmon and halibut resources are
of value to many stakeholders,
including but not limited to
commercial, recreational, subsistence,
and cultural user groups. The PSD
Program was initiated to reduce the
amount of edible protein discarded
under prohibited species catch
regulatory requirements (50 CFR
679.21). If a person is a participant in
the PSD Program under § 679.26, the
incidentally caught salmon and Pacific
halibut may be donated to the PSD
Program. The PSD Program allows
permitted seafood processors to retain
salmon and halibut bycatch for
distribution to economically
disadvantaged individuals through tax
exempt hunger relief organizations.
A PSD permit authorizes tax-exempt
organizations to distribute salmon and
halibut to hunger relief agencies, food
bank networks, or food bank
distributors. Salmon and Pacific halibut
are considered prohibited species for
vessels fishing in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area and
Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries.
Unless you are a PSD permit holder, all
prohibited species catch is to be avoided
by vessels. If caught while fishing for
groundfish, prohibited species must be

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